region. that is what we hear in aviation circles in the moment. here in america concerns for the three that are aboard or were aboard the aircraft, whatever happened to it. on facebook a woman identifying herself as a former wife of a man who is listed on that plane, a man called philip wood from texas, 51 years old. this is what she posted on facebook in terms of how distressed the news is. dear news media philip wood was a wonderful man, although we were no longer married, he is still family. his sons and i just want peace and quiet right now. that s my statement. philip wood was 51. are they his children? who are the three? he is one. who are the other two? the other two are very young kids, two girls a 4 year old and
you really protected us from that terrorist sock puppet. not since they were used to reenact the movie flight have puppets caused such commotion. in aviation circles, if it hadn t been rooster, it could have been wonderer woman suspected of being an underwear bomber. cnn, new york. thanks so much for joining me today. i m carol costello. legal view with ashleigh banfield starts now. hello everyone. it s wednesday, december 11th.
on this holocaust remembrance day, the president gave a powerful speech at the u.s. holocaust memorial museum right near in washington, d.c. speaking of government slaughter in syria which has now claimed more than 11,000 lives. jill dougherty is joining us with the latest details. at the museum, president obama referred to the unhappy record of the state department during the holocaust in world war ii. now he says preventing mass atrocities is no only a moral responsibility, it s a key security issue of the united states. reporter: barack obama shook hands with people who survived the death camp more than 60 years ago. he found new meaning in the phrase never again. never again is a challenge to nations. it s a bitter truth. too often the world has failed to prevent the killing of innocents on a massive scale and we are haunted by the lives we did not save. we are seeing the the killings in bosnia, the killings in darfur. they shock our conscience, but they are t